M2.0 earthquake 8 km NNW of Fayette, Utah

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Oct 30, 1981, 5:31 AM MST

UTC

1981-10-30 12:31:03 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.299° N, 111.886° W

Region

Utah

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

82°

Stations used

12

• Gunnison, UtahPopulation 3,238. Forecast17 kmNNW
• Santaquin, UtahPopulation 10,572. Forecast76 kmS
• Provo, UtahPopulation 115,162. Forecast106 kmS
• Phoenix, ArizonaPopulation 1,650,070. Forecast651 kmN

After

1. 1.78 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 5:38 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.33 km W of Hiawatha, UtahSun, Nov 1, 11:27 PM MST · 16396 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.77 km SSE of Joseph, UtahWed, Nov 4, 9:05 AM MST · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.915 km ENE of Leamington, UtahSun, Nov 8, 3:56 AM MST · 16390 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.53 km NE of Marysvale, UtahSun, Nov 8, 1:52 PM MST · 16390 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.64 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahMon, Nov 9, 12:28 PM MST · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
7. 1.711 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 9, 8:14 PM MST · 16389 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.7UtahThu, Nov 12, 12:02 PM MST · 16386 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.73 km W of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Nov 13, 5:38 PM MST · 16385 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.011 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Nov 16, 8:08 PM MST · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.614 km W of Huntington, UtahTue, Nov 17, 5:57 AM MST · 16381 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.711 km NNW of Orangeville, UtahSat, Nov 21, 12:28 AM MST · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.615 km SW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:24 AM MST · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.215 km SSW of Kanosh, UtahMon, Nov 30, 10:27 AM MST · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
15. 1.86 km SE of Joseph, UtahSat, Dec 5, 3:43 PM MST · 16363 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.88 km NE of Marysvale, UtahWed, Dec 9, 12:01 PM MST · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.910 km NE of Marysvale, UtahThu, Dec 10, 2:46 AM MST · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.99 km SSW of Monroe, UtahThu, Dec 10, 8:52 AM MST · 16358 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.05 km WNW of Hiawatha, UtahThu, Dec 10, 10:59 PM MST · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.617 km WSW of Emery, UtahSun, Dec 13, 12:46 PM MST · 16355 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
21. 1.56 km WSW of Hiawatha, UtahFri, Dec 18, 2:09 PM MST · 16350 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
22. 1.715 km SW of Kanosh, UtahFri, Dec 25, 2:51 AM MST · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 1.58 km N of Fayette, UtahFri, Oct 30, 4:57 AM MST · 16399 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.3UtahWed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM MST · 16401 days ago · -3 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.96 km SE of Joseph, UtahSun, Oct 25, 9:08 PM MST · 16403 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.117 km ESE of Mayfield, UtahThu, Oct 15, 8:15 AM MDT · 16414 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.811 km W of Huntington, UtahMon, Oct 12, 7:15 PM MDT · 16417 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.88 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 5:46 PM MDT · 16417 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
7. 1.89 km W of Nephi, UtahMon, Oct 12, 4:23 PM MDT · 16417 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.53 km SSW of Scofield, UtahWed, Oct 7, 4:43 PM MDT · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.64 km W of Genola, UtahFri, Oct 2, 4:59 AM MDT · 16427 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uu50002890. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.